tarumbeta

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Swahili[edit]

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese trombeta.[1] Some sources claim it's from English trumpet.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

tarumbeta (ma class, plural matarumbeta)

  1. trumpet

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 53: “In addition, the Swahili adopted Portuguese words […] trombeta (trumpet) is tarumbeta”
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=tarumbeta&oldid=78537474"